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  1. Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1464–1486), Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1428–1464) and Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1486–1500); Fürstenzug, Dresden, Germany. After Henry's death in 1435, and Sigismund was forced to renounce and became a bishop (in 1440), Frederick and William divided their possessions. In the Division of Altenburg in 1445 ...

  2. Frederick II (born Aug. 22, 1411, Leipzig—died Sept. 7, 1464, Leipzig) was a Saxon elector (1428–64) and the eldest son of Frederick the Warlike; he successfully defended his electorship against the Ascanian Saxe-Lauenburg line and instituted regular diets in his territories. Frederick settled his disputes with the Bohemian followers of Jan ...

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  4. Feb 1, 2022 · Deutsch: Friedrich II. ( Friedrich der Sanftmütige, 1412–1464) war Kurfürst von Sachsen, Markgraf von Meißen und Landgraf von Thüringen. English: Frederick II of Saxony ( Frederick the Gentle, 1412–1464) was Elector of Saxony and Landgrave of Thuringia. Frederick II. Elector of Saxony (1428–1464) and was Landgrave of Thuringia (1440 ...

  5. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Frederick II, The Gentle ( Friedrich, der Sanftmütige; Frederick the Gentle; 22 August 1412 – 7 September 1464) was Elector of Saxony (1428–1464) and was Landgrave of Thuringia (1440–1445). Frederick II. Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger. Elector of Saxony.

  6. See also Frederick II, Elector of Saxony on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . FREDERICK II. (1411–1464), called “the Mild,” elector and duke of Saxony, eldest son of the elector Frederick I., was born on the 22nd of August 1411. He succeeded his father as elector in 1428, but shared the family lands with his ...

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